pool for soaking seed rice before planting
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
exemplification; illustration; example
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
number of (large) animals
(United States of) America; USA
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
nook (small and oft. secluded space in a home)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
registration; accession; register; entry; record
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
waste of effort; thankless task
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal